The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on May 11 morning discussed in groups a report on the leadership and direction work of the Politburo and the Secretariat in 2017.

Overview of the 12th Party Central Committee's 7th plenary session 

May 11 is the fifth working day of the 7th plenary session of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee. 

The Party Central Committee members spent the afternoon studying and making remarks on the drafts of the session’s documents.   

The 7th plenary session of the 12th-tenure PCC is taking place in Hanoi from May 7-12. 

 Main issues on the agenda of the six-day sitting include the personnel work at all levels, especially at strategic level, salary reform for officials, public servants, the armed forces, and workers, and social insurance policy reform, among others.

The event is drawing great attention from the public, who hope the PCC will reach  specific decisions and drastic measures to create breakthroughs in matters of public concern.

Earlier, the PCC elected two additional members to the Central Committee Secretariat on May 9. The two additional members are Tran Thanh Man, PCC member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; and Tran Cam Tu, PCC member and Chairman of the PCC Inspection Commission, 12th tenure.-VNA